Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P6N SLI-F vs MSI PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P6N SLI-F:Intel
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA Technologies
Number of memory slots
- P6N SLI-F:4
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P6N SLI-F:8 GB
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P6N SLI-F:4
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P6N SLI-F:Vitesse VSC8601
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
Motherboard form factor
- P6N SLI-F:ATX
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- P6N SLI-F:7.1 channels
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
Width
- P6N SLI-F:245 mm
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:200 mm

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Comparison of P6N SLI-F, PM9M-V
41 specifications	A MSI P6N SLI-F View product	B MSI PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM9M-V View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	VIA Technologies
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Vitesse VSC8601	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	• 2x PCI Express x16(v1.0a) • 2x PCI Express x1(v1.0a) • 2x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI(3.3v/5v PCI)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	200 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	211 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VGA
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB

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